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Smaller ethnic languages facing extinction threat
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Linguists have expressed concern over major world languages like English gaining unprecedented popularity and apprehended that the trend was posing a threat to regional languages spoken by smaller ethnic groups.
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Tripura court sends ISI agent to police custody
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A Tripura court Monday sent a suspected Pakistani agent and six others, arrested for illegally entering India from Bangladesh, to 10 days police custody.
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ISI agent, 4 others arrested
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An ISI agent and three others were detained by a joint team of Intelligence Bureau (IB) and State police from different places of Tripura, police confirmed here on Monday.
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Suspected ISI agent among three held in Tripura
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A suspected Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent was among the three people arrested in Tripura immediately after they entered India from Bangladesh, police said here Sunday.
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Fuel crisis hits Tripura, SoS sent to IOC
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A fuel crisis has hit Tripura as fuel transporters have suddenly stopped carrying petrol, diesel and LPG from July 1.
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River erosion threatens surface communication in northeast
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A portion of the Assam-Agartala national highway, considered the life-line of southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and eastern Manipur, is on the verge of being washed away due to erosion by the Barak river, officials said Tuesday.
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Tripura powering green with solar energy
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Growing concerns over climate change owing to environmental degradation has led to acceptance of the concept of green energy in Tripura.
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Tripura forms panel to raise conviction rate in crimes
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The Tripura government has formed a prosecution directorate to increase the rate of conviction for various violent crimes, officials said here Monday.
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Tripura rejects FDI proposal from Centre
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The Tripura Government has turned down a proposal by the Centre for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail business in the State.
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Tripura minister for access, benefit sharing of forests
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Tripura Forest Minister Jitendra Choudhury has urged the groups lobbying for the cause of environment to plead for increasing the sphere of access and benefit sharing of forestry resources.
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Tripura census enumerators warned against negligenceTripura census enumerators warned against negligence
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The Tripura census authority has warned population enumerators of stern disciplinary action in case they are found negligent, an official said Sunday.
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1,200 tribal refugees return to Mizoram from Tripura
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Around 1,200 Reang refugees have returned to their homes in Mizoram for the first time in 13 years after the union home ministry asked the state government to take back the displaced tribals, sheltered in six Tripura camps.
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Buddha Purnima celebrated with full devotion in Tripura
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Thousands of devotees converged at the Venuban monastery here for lighting candles and offering prayers on the auspicious occasion of 2554th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
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Tripura to act against unauthorised non-banking bodies
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The Tripura government Wednesday decided to take action against unrecognised non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) which are collecting deposits from people violating the Reseve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines.
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Bangladeshi man gets 10 years in jail in India
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A court in Tripura Monday sentenced a Bangladeshi arms dealer, arrested for his suspected links with terrorists in March 2008, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for forging documents relating to his identity.
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Opposition accuses Tripura CM of encouraging cheat fund
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Leader of the opposition Ratan Lal Nath accused Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar of encouraging dubious Non Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) who were blacklisted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by attending their different programme.
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Refugees from Mizoram begin return to their homes in Tripura
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The Bru (Reang) refugees of Mizoram state, who have been living in neighbouring Tripura after ethnic clashes forced them to flee, have begun returning to their homes.
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Mizoram begins taking back tribal refugees from Tripura
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On the union home ministry's advice, Mizoram Friday started taking back around 1,000 tribal refugees from relief camps in Tripura where they have been living since November last year after fleeing their state following ethnic clashes.
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Major facelift plan for Agartala mulled
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In a major facelift move for Agartala, a Rs 920 crore plan has been envisaged to enhance the civic amenities of the capital.
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Tripura plans year-long programme to commemorate Tagore
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Tripura formed the backdrop of many of Rabindranath Tagore's novels and songs and to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary, the state government is planning a year-long programme.
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Tripura govt launches investigation against NBFIs
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The Tripura government has asked the CID to launch investigation against mushrooming of Non Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), which were allegedly doing business without due recognition from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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Tripura troopers to be deployed for West Bengal civic polls
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Troopers of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) who played a key role in curbing terrorism in the northeastern state would be deployed in West Bengal to conduct free and fair elections to civic bodies, officials said here Wednesday.
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Members of tribal district council take oath in Tripura
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The newly elected members of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council took oath at Khumlwung on Tuesday.
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Centre commits to provide Rupees 800 crore for water in Agartala
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The Union Ministry of Urban Development has committed to invest Rupees 800 crore in next five years under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for water supply project in Agartala.
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CPI-M seeks more power for northeast autonomous councils
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The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday urged the central government to give more powers to the northeast autonomous councils for all round development of the tribals, who constitute 27 percent of the region's total population of around 40 million.
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